Dear HIFA community,
We would like to invite you to the next Webinar in the Nicotine Addiction and Tobacco Use Treatment Initiative (NATTI) Webinar Series:
4th NATTI Webinar:
Tobacco and nicotine use and Cardiovascular Health – The Inescapable Role of the Cardiologist
Organized by:
• NATTI – Nicotine Addiction and Tobacco Use Initiative
• World Heart Federation
• Interamerican Cardiology Society
With the Support of:
• Vital Strategies
• Uruguayan Cardiology Society
• Colombian Society of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery
• Colombian Heart Foundation
DATE: December 4, 2025 Duration: 90 minutes
• Time: 9 am CT
• New York, NY, USA. 10 am
• Geneva, Switzerland 4 pm
• Lusaka, Zambia. 5 pm
• Taipei, Taiwan 11 pm
Registration Google Form
We understand that the webinar time is not ideal for many locations, but registered participants will receive the recording link later and will also be able to participate in a Case Study activity (starting the following month) and receive credits from NAADAC, the US institution that accredits addiction professionals.
Webinar objectives:
• Raise awareness among cardiologists about the impact of tobacco and nicotine use , tobacco smoke exposure on cardiovascular health.
• Promote the systematic integration of tobacco and nicotine cessation interventions as an essential part of cardiovascular clinical management, especially in secondary prevention.
• Address myths and concerns about the use of tobacco cessation medications.
• Teach how to implement effective brief interventions.
• Address the Tobacco Industry Harm Reduction narrative
Webinar Structure
0:00–0:08 | Welcome and Introduction
Opening Remarks :
• Dr Vasant Basdeo (Frank Foundation/NextGenU, Trinidad & Tobago).
• Prof. Abdulla Shehab Chair of WHF Nicotine, Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs Expert Group (UAE)
0:08–0:20 | Presentation 1
Topic: "Cardiovascular damage from tobacco and smoke exposure: clinical and epidemiological evidence"
speaker: Dr. Claudia Anchique (Colombia- Cardiology Society, representative of Interamerican Cardiology Society in NATTI.
0:20–0:32 | Presentation 2
Topic: ”How should a cardiologist intervene in tobacco and nicotine cessation? From evidence to real-world promotion."
Speaker: Dr. Hung-I Yeh, MD. PhD. FESC.President & Professor of Medicine, MacKay Medical University. Attending Cardiologist, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan. MacKay Medical University and WHF Nicotine, Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs Expert Group member.
0:32–0:44 | Presentation 3
Topic: "What do we know about e-cigarettes and cardiovascular health? "
Speaker: Prof. Stanton Glantz. Former full Professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and founder and director of the UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education. Author of numerous publications including "The Cigarette Papers". Expert in the health effects of secondhand smoke and e-cigarettes, biostatistics, and the tobacco industry tactics against public health policies.
0:44–1:25 | Discussion panel and Questions and Answers.
Topic: “How to integrate cessation into daily cardiology practice and counteract TI harm reduction narrative”
Moderator/s:
• Prof. Abdulla Shehab Chair of WHF Nicotine, Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs Expert Group
• Dr. Eduardo Bianco (Frank Foundation, Co-coordinator NATTI, Uruguay)
Panelists:
• Dr. Noreen Nazir (American College of Cardiology, AMRO )
• Dr. Regina Dalmau (Spanish Cardiology Society, EURO),
• Fastone Goma (AFRO) ( Centre for Primary Care Research, Zambia, AFRO)
• Speakers
1:25–1:30 | Closing remarks and call to action.
• Prof. Abdulla Shehab Chair of WHF Nicotine, Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs Expert Group (UAE)
• Dr. Eduardo Bianco (NATTI, Frank Foundation, NextGenU, Uruguay)
Kind regards,
Eduardo
Eduardo Bianco, MD, MSc, BIR
Director, ATHP
Addiction Training for Health Professionals
Email: ebianco@nextgenu.org
HIFA profile: Eduardo Bianco is a medical doctor and Cardiologist, Certified Tobacco Cessation Expert with a Masters in Prevention and Treatment of Addictive Disorders. Currently, he is Chair of the World Heart Federation Tobacco Expert Group. Dr. Biancos research examines tobacco control and cessation, and he is a prominent member of several organizations that address tobacco control in Latin America. Dr. Bianco has worked for 25 years in Uruguay and Latin America to promote and train in smoking cessation treatment and tobacco control policies. He is also the former Regional Coordinator for the Americas of the Framework Convention Alliance and former Technical Director of the MOH Center for International Cooperation for Tobacco. ebianco AT nextgenu.org